Freeing of 5 Gitmo prisoners brings ‘great happiness’: Taliban

KABUL: The release of five Afghan detainees from Guantanamo in exchange for that of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl, held for five years by the Taliban, was welcomed with “great happiness” by the militants Sunday. The decision to free the prisoners, who are currently in Qatar, brought “great happiness and pleasure to (the) Afghan nation and particularly to the Islamic Emirate Mujahideen,” a statement from the Taliban said.